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How to Promote Culturally and Historically Responsive Teaching during the Current Political Climate
The TELS Diversity and Social Justice Committee presents "How to Promote Culturally and Historically Responsive Teaching during the Current Political Climate" with Gholdy Muhammad, Ph.D.
Student Experience Research Network: How Intermediary Organizations Use Research to Promote Equity & Inclusion in Education
Student Experience Research Network: How Intermediary Organizations Use Research to Promote Equity & Inclusion in Education
Pack IDEAs Faculty Spotlight: Sarah Cannon, Ph.D.
In the March 2021 edition of Pack IDEAs (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access), a newsletter released by the NC State College of Education Change Agent Task Force, we highlighted the work of Assistant Teaching Professor and Assistant Director of Professional Education Sarah Cannon, Ph.D., in the area of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Students on Associate Professor Sarah Carrier: ‘She Values Hard Work and Life-long Learning, and Models These Values for Her Students Across All Levels of the Elementary Education Programs’
Associate Professor Sarah Carrier, Ph.D., says she hopes the students who take her courses will develop a sense of wonder and enthusiasm for science. College of Education students share how Carrier’s lessons have helped them in their own classrooms and on their academic journeys.
Teachers College Record: Review of Meghan Manfra’s Action Research for Classrooms, Schools, and Communities
A review of Action Research for Classrooms, Schools, and Communities, authored by Associate Professor Meghan Manfra, Ph.D., published in Teachers College Record says the book "has the potential to become a worn text in any action researcher’s library, specifically those researchers inquiring about educational policy and school reform."
My Student Experience: Five NC State College of Education Students Share Their Experiences as Virtual Orientation Leaders During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic forced orientation leaders to transition New Student Orientation from an in-person event to an online experience. Five College of Education students share their experiences as virtual orientation leaders during COVID-19.
Assistant Professor Jackie Relyea Selected to Join First Cohort of NC State Impact Scholars
Jackie Relyea, Ph.D., assistant professor of literacy education in the NC State College of Education, has been selected to join the first-ever cohort of NC State Impact Scholars as part of the Strengthening the Impact of Research (STIR) program.
#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘I Want to Teach Kids to be Kind and Accepting of Others and Teach Them to be Confident in Themselves While Giving Them the Support They Need to Succeed in Life,’ Says Elementary Education Student Emma Wilson ‘21
Emma Wilson ‘21 was always told she would make a good teacher. But she never considered it until her senior year of high school. However, it wasn’t until Wilson enrolled in the exploratory studies program at NC State where she discovered teaching was a natural fit.
LSU Ogden Honors College: Ogden Honors College Alumna Appointed Head of NC State University’s Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences
Louisiana State University shares a profile on NC State College of Education Professor Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, Ph.D., who is the first Black woman to serve as head of the Department of Teacher Education and Learning Sciences in 17 years.
University-School Partnership Coordinator Keith Walkowiak: ‘While I Am No Longer in a Classroom…I Appreciate the Ability to Collaborate and Build Relationships with Principals and Mentor Teachers’
When Keith Walkowiak first started college in the 1990s, he had no goals of ever becoming an educator. However, after seizing on opportunities as they presented themselves, he became both a teacher and administrator before joining the NC State College of Education, where he has helped hundreds of students in the elementary education and middle grades English Language Arts and Social Studies programs receive classroom training to become teachers through his role as the university-school partnership coordinator.